Constructed-Response Answer “Dulce et Decorum Est” All Quiet on the Western Front

9/29 Chemical weapons were first used in World War I (“The Chemists’ War”) causing nearly 1.3 million casualties. By the end of the war, wide spread use and effective countermeasures (gas masks) diminished the impact of gas attacks.

RACE to school wearing KEDS.   R: Restate or reword the question* A: Answer the question C: Cite textual evidence x2 E: Explain examples and summarize *R: add title and author K: Keywords from the prompt/question* E: Explain with specifics D: Details (cited textual evidence x 2) S: Summarize and reconnect to prompt *K: add title and author

RACE to school wearing KEDS. MEMORY DEVICE RACE to school wearing KEDS.

What? How? Why? What? How? Why? Answer prompt Keywords Author/title Textual Evidence (2 details/quotes) Why? Explain the importance or significance of examples Reconnect to main idea (keywords)

Practice: “Dulce et Decorum Est” Analyze how __________ influences the author’s purpose in the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”? Irony Simile(s) Tense Imagery

Compare RACE & KEDS: Complete One Each Letter Words, Phrases, Page or Line Numbers R A C

6. Compare RACE & KEDS: Complete One Each Letter Words, Phrases, Page or Line Numbers R “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen Irony, Author’s Purpose A To inform about the pain of war. Title of poem C Lines 27-28 (lie-title) Line 1-2 (similes-pain) E Using irony to contrast dream of war vs. actual war

8. Compare RACE & KEDS: Complete One Each Letter Words, Phrases, Page or Line Numbers R “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen Similes, Author’s Purpose A To inform, bad experiences in WWI C Lines 11-12 (man in fire) 2. Line 20 (face = devil) E Effects of the gas (very bad!)

9. Compare RACE & KEDS: Complete One Each Letter Words, Phrases, Page or Line Numbers R “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen Imagery , author’s purpose A Inform, war (gas) C 1. Lines 9-10: gas attack and helmets 2. Lines 15-16: dream and effects of gas E Effects of chemical warfare: delusional, sick, and panicked

6. Poem Practice Paragraph In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”, the irony of the text helps explain the author’s purpose. The title translates to “it is sweet and right to die for your country”, but ,in reality, the war is very painful. The author informs the reader how the soldiers are sickly in line 2, “Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge.” The author also informs the reader how war is not “sweet and right” (27) creating irony within the poem. This contrasts the dream of heroic war against the painful reality of World War I.

8. Poem Practice Paragraph Wilfred Owen’s purpose in the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” is to inform the reader how horrific and miserable the Great War was by using similes. For example, the soldier who failed to put his mask on in time, “…and flound’ring like a man in fire or lime” (12). The gas was suffocating and burning the man alive. A second simile “His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin” (20) represents the soldier’s face burning as if in hell. The sins symbolize the men killing each other. The author displays the casualties and horror of war to prevent people from dying for a lost and stereotypical cause.

9. Poem Practice Paragraph In “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, the imagery informs the reader that the gas used in World War I (1914-1918) killed a lot of soldiers. The soldiers are panicked because they know the possibility of death is near, “An ecstasy of fumbling/Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time” (9-10). The soldier dying is in pain because he did not put his mask on in time, “ In all my dreams before my helpless sight,/He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning” (15-16). The surviving soldier, the speaker, feels helpless and guilty because he could not do anything to help and save his comrade. Wilfred Owen writes a warning to those considering going to war because of its brutality.

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9/30 (Chapter 5) The difference between commissioned officers and the Army's non-commissioned (non-com) officers is the level of authority. A commissioned officer can command all enlisted personnel and other officers under his command.

Compare RACE & KEDS: Complete One Each Letter Words, Phrases, Page or Line Numbers

Repeat the Process… 1: Author’s Purpose (1) 2. Techniques (Pick 2 or 3) 3. Significance of Theme (6) 4. Significance of Theme (7) 5. Significance of Theme (8) 6. Tone/Mood (12) 7. Significance of Tone/Mood (13) 8. Significance of Tone/Mood (14) 9. Tone/Mood (15) 10. Point of View (16) 11. Figurative Language (18) 12. Figurative Language (19) 13. Figurative Language (20)

Paragraph: Formal Sentence (5-7) One copy per group Write every other line Record all names on final copy *BEST* penmanship wins. Everyone must proof read!!! Please write in pencil to correct errors… Parenthetical Reference (#) The response should be stand-alone. It must make sense without the question or original text!